Feature request: Wifi On/Off Scheduling

[b4nd0ler0]

Hi all,

Would it be possible to implement wifi scheduling to turn on/off the wireless interfaces at specific times and days of the week?

I think people may find this useful in a number of ways:
1- Allows internet access control to wifi-connected devices
2- Saves energy and EMF-exposure* when wifi is not needed
3- Make you wlan also a bit more secure as it's not available to would-be intruders when not in use

I own a Netgear WNDR3700 v1 wireless router currently with stock firmware and would like very much to stick Gargoyle on it but one thing holding me down is this feature. Latest stock firmware implements as "Schedule-based WiFi on/off"
http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/ ... -1.0.16.98

Thank you and regards


* As a non-ionizing radiation I do not believe that wifi EMF is harmful but turning it off when not needed will not harm either.

[ispyisail]

http://www.gargoyle-router.com/wiki/dok ... ia_crontab

[b4nd0ler0]

Many thanks, that page wasn't on the wiki last time I looked!
That's good enough for me although as usual some people might prefer to do it through the web UI instead of fiddling around with the crontab.

Rgds

[hnl_dk]

Many thanks, that page wasn't on the wiki last time I looked!
That's good enough for me although as usual some people might prefer to do it through the web UI instead of fiddling around with the crontab.

Rgds

it would be even cooler, if it would be possible to select some mac addresses that do not apply to the limits and then instead of turning on/off wifi, just restrict access to the rest of the mac addresses.

[schmetterling]

I'd like implement wifi sheduler feature on WRT160NL (Gargoyle 1.5.2)

After first using a command wifi up I saw:

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root@Gargoyle:~# wifi up
command failed: No such device (-19)
Configuration file: /var/run/hostapd-phy0.conf
Using interface wlan0 with hwaddr 00:23:69:XX:XX:XX and ssid 'Gargoyle'

What is mean command failed: No such device (-19), which appeared only first time? Maybe is a bug?

wifi up and wifi down works correctly.

According to your article:
http://www.gargoyle-router.com/wiki/dok ... ia_crontab
I have error message:

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root@Gargoyle:~# edit /etc/crontabs/root
-ash: edit: not found

Where is problem?

[ispyisail]

Where is problem?

wiki changed

you will need to google how-to "vi", its a bit tricky to use, in fact I never use it.

I use nano

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opkg update
opkg install nano
nano /etc/crontabs/root

but its up to you

[schmetterling]

thanks for explanation, I installed nano - it's more userfrendly;)

I noticed problem - yesterday I wrote:

wifi up and wifi down works correctly

Today, after putting into ssh console wifi down command, router (WRT160NL) is freezing - I can not ping it via lan (from directly connected PC) and my PC and Smartfon do not see my wifi. Router is alive again after re-connecting power.

What's happend?

[ispyisail]

What's happend?

can you cut a paste the full command and response

[DoesItMatter]

Today, after putting into ssh console wifi down command, router (WRT160NL) is freezing - I can not ping it via lan (from directly connected PC) and my PC and Smartfon do not see my wifi. Router is alive again after re-connecting power.

You are putty-ing into the router via a LAN pc correct?

Do not issue the "wifi down" command via a wifi-connected PC

Try this:

1) Reboot the router
2) Login to router via putty through a LAN connected PC
3) issue command "wifi down" and see what happens to router

[schmetterling]

Yes, I conected PC to WRT160NL direct via LAN and after issue "wifi down" (putty from PC) command, router is freezing. I can not ping it from PC via LAN and I do not see wifi on smatfon...

I do not known where is problem...I made hard reset of router and problem exist still - wifi down command frezees my router.